Two Americans who were caught transporting cannabis into the UK on a flight from Los Angeles to London have become the latest US nationals to be jailed for smuggling.
Barrington Walters, 24, from Los Angeles, and Mandy Silowka, 34, from Princeton, New Jersey, were caught with a total of nearly 60 kilos -9.45st- of marijuana.
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Passengers flying from Los Angeles to Heathrow could face increased security checks after 11 travellers were arrested on suspicion of smuggling cannabis in eight days.